Post Your Favorite Sestertius!

commodus sestertius

 

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Wow! There are some great coins posted here. I like the history and artwork on these coins.

I will go for a slightly different RR sestertius, assuming an As of 350 grams and a sestertius = 1/4 denarius = 2.5 Asses, how about a Ramo Secco equivalent

 

I love it! Great post!

 

Another favorite of mine is this heavy Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, struck under Marcus Aurelius. ex Roma.

 

that's cool, what's going on there on the reverse?

 

I dont know, mabye though heavy cleaning

 

Trajan sestertius

 

Balbinus sestertius

 

Lovely Domitian, Ro!
Thracian mint?

 

This video might bring back memories, it just makes me want to go back.

 

Just thought i would post my cut half. It is a deliberately cut Sestertius of postumus dating to AD 260-261 Laetitia avg. Reverse depicting a galley, mint of Lyon .R.I.C. no 143 - deliberately cut in half incised groove visable to the right of the break on the obverse another little coin dug up whilst detecting.

 

Asking me to pick my favorite Sestertius is like asking me which of my children I like best, but in the case of the Sestertius I will at least try.

This Nero is a serious contender for that title: AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36.5mm, 26.04 g). Lugdunum Mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Nero on horseback riding right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback riding right, holding vexillum. RIC I 437

 

Cool vid, Ancient Aussie

 

That's awesome Ancient Aussie! I remember being puzzled at what the long hall in the Canopo was for...


...now I know it was a cross between an ancient air conditioner and an easy listening soundtrack!

How long ago were you there?

Hi @Solidus and welcome to CoinTalk! I had trouble viewing your file on my phone earlier since it was in PDF so I hope you don't mind that I converted it to .jpg and am re-posting it in case others were having trouble as well

Really cool addition!

 

Glad you like the video Curtisimo/stevex6, I visited in Oct 2015, but only had a couple of hours there as with a group tour and missed a few things. Next trip we will go without a group and spend a day there.....anyway good excuse to go back again

 

Oh well seeing I kickstarted this thread again I might as well slam another SES in Antoninus Pius, 140 AD, Tiberis, Rome, 32mm, 26.5gm. RIC 642a. That's see some more of those fantastic big lumps of bronze......

 

my favorite is the oversized sest. of Nero. i haven't found a exact match yet of it. and speaking of neros.. has anyone seen ro lately? i've seen nee of ro. hope he's ok.

 

No come to think of it ro1974 has been unusually quite the last day or two, that is one nice big bronze you have there.

 

thanks AA. yeah, ain't like ro1974 not to be chatting and posting something.